Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Sometimes, you're just hungry

That's also not High enough for you to be craving food.. You know, if you're body is trying to trick you into thinking your hungry when in actuality you are not hungry."

"It's higher than I thought I'd be based on how hungry I am, but it's not too bad. A small correction. But I'm still hungry"

There's no reason you should be. It's not lunch time yet.

"I didn't eat any breakfast and really just snacked some last night after a smaller dinner. All I've had this morning is coffee. Maybe I'm just hungry..."

No, your diabetes must be trying to trick you. Wait for lunch.

"I don't wanna. I'm so hungry."

No, you're not. Just drink more coffee.

"Sometimes, I might just be hungry. I am going to drink more coffee, but I'm going to eat something too."

Whatever. Eat what you'd like. Just make sure to correct for the 213, and dose for the carbs you eat.

"That's the plan, Stan."

Who the heck is Stan? Why don't you ever listen to me? Do you think I'm Stan, and that's why you ignore me...

"Shut up."

Fine.... Ooooh! Pumpkin brownies!!!!! Woo Hoo!!!!!

:)))

This was the conversation I had with myself Tuesday morning while working. In the end, I won! Got to eat a snack about two hours before lunch. And that fought off the crazy inside-the-mind rambling that otherwise might have continued... :))

A D-Life is often about diabetes, but sometimes it's not. Sometimes, you're just hungry. Or thirsty. Or tired. Or whatever. Life can be just that - life. Shining through the diabetic clouds, for better or worse.

Yes, it's true: not every bodily function or emotion is diabetes-related. One of the unappreciated issues is the fact that we are taught to believe (or at least we come to believe given everything we ARE taught about diabetes) that everything somehow must be related to glycemic control, which is psychologically damaging and may contribute towards depression. That has no connection to glycemic control, yet scientists remain perplexed that depression rates are higher in PWDs. Thanks for the post!!

I feel like a lot of us have been feeling something to this effect lately. Basically "it" feels like diabetes, but it just isn't. It's part of being a human. And that's frustrating!! Good for you for overpowering your diabetes brain!

Very cute! You know, I will share with you that, as a highly insulin resistant PWD, unexplained and gnawing hunger is a symptom of my BG going high. As long as I am in range, I don't experience much hunger. Once in a while, if I go low, I will experience hunger - but it's very different from the gnawing hunger when I'm high. I know there must be a physiological explanation for this - wish I understood it. .

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